Are you a planner? Do you plan out your day or week? Do you plan months in advance? Do you pay attention to times and seasons? Have you noticed you go through different seasons in life? What season are you going through now? Do you understand the time our culture is in?
Some of us like to plan. We plan our day, our week, and maybe months ahead. When that plan goes awry, we can be thrown off kilter, our day can go downhill in a hurry. On the other hand, when everything falls into place, we can have one of the best days of our lives.
It is the seasons we go through that can cause us the most joy and most struggle. When the season we are in is full of happiness, we can feel as though we are on cloud nine. When things are going badly, we struggle just to get up in the morning. But many of us do not pay attention to the times. Our culture goes through varying times. There are evil times and good times. There are times of great growth and times of scarcity. These times influence all of us.
When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, he states he doesn’t write to them about the times or seasons. Why would he say that? First, they already there was no need to inquire about when Christ would return. Second, the focus should not be on when He will return but to be prepared every day. Paul’s encouragement was to remain vigilant. We, too, should not concern ourselves with when Christ will return but remain vigilant.
I pray give up worrying about the times. I pray we put our trust in God. I pray each one of us determines to be ready for Christ’s return every day. Do not worry about the times. Trust in God. Remain vigilant. Determine to remain ready every day. Know that Christ will return.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
